The Seattle Times · Dec 22, 2019
Analysis: With Rams eliminated, Seahawks-49ers Week 17 showdown almost certainly will decide NFC West
It was already pretty much a certainty that the NFC West title would be decided by what happens on the field next week in Seattle when the Seahawks host the 49ers.
But San Francisco’s last-play 34-31 win over the Rams Saturday night basically assured the NFC West will be decided next week.
Before the 49ers’ win, there was a chance that if San Francisco had lost to the Rams, then a 49ers win next week could have meant that the strength-of-victory tiebreaker could come into play, with each team in that scenario being 12-4 having split the head-to-head. That appeared as if it could favor the 49ers, but would have been dependent on results over the next two weeks.
